Garment display device



June 1959 R. L. WALLIS GARMENT DISPLAY nsvxcs Filed March 21, 1958INVENTOR. Rum Lssrse WALLIS.

A TTOENE V United States Patent DISPLAY DEVICE Ruth L. Wallis, LosAngeles, Calif. Application March 21, 1958, Serial No. 722,920 3 Claims.(Cl. 223-68) The invention relates generally to a display device to beused with garments or wearing apparel. More particularly, the inventionpertains to a device or means for displaying garments wherein thegarments may be independently mounted upon an ordinary garment hangerand the device afiixed underneath and to the garment itself to effectsimulation of a wearer of such garment.

Great pains are taken with garment salesmens samples, as well as storesamples, to display garments in most life-like and salable manner so asto maximize simulation of body contours of such garment while beingdisplayed to a person desiring to purchase such a garment. The variousdevices used to create this simulation have various deficiencies insofaras handling, cost and usage are concerned. The present inventionadvances the art by supplying a very simple device which itself may beattached directly to the garment to simulate a wearers body curves andcontours giving the garment a life-like appearance.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improvedmeans to more effectively display garments to simulate body contourstherein.

It is another object of this invention to provide a very inexpensive andsimple means for display garments.

It is another object of this invention to provide a means for displayinggarments which is of simple construction and can easily be manufacturedby inexperienced personnel.

Other objects and advantages than those set forth above will be apparentfrom the following description when read in connection with theaccompanying specification and drawings, in which:

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 all show various shapes and embodiments of theinvention shown generally in elevation;

Figure 5 is a side view of the invention as shown in Figure 4; 1

Figure 6 is a view along section line VI-VI of Figure 2;

Figure 7 is a view, rotated 90, along section line VII- VII of Figure 2rotated 90.

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 all show embodiments of the invention. Figure 1shows a subteen model; Figure 2 a teenage model and Figure 4 a childmodel. Adverting to Figure 3 for a general explanation, Figure 3 shows apair of planar body members 10, 11, shown in detail in Figure 5. Thebody members 10, 11 may be separate panels of cardboard for example.Both members 10, 11 may be similar. Of course, one of the members mayhave a difiering terminating shape at the top if desired. Body members10, 11 have each a waist supporting part 12 and a skirt supporting part13. Intermediate the skirt supporting part 13 and the waist supportingpart 12 is a waistline 15.

The pair of planar body members are complementarily positioned one uponthe other, aligning the waistlines and are preferably aflixed to eachother at their sides 18 by any well known fastener means capable ofjoining together the sides of the body members, exemplified in theinstant embodiment by staples 19. Intermediate the body "ice members 10,11 is defined a receiving opening 21 which is capable of receiving andsupporting flufing material 23. Fluffing material 23, which may be ofany well known light weight stifiened material such as stiffened tissuepaper, is so positioned intermediate the body members as to aid in thedisplay of garments 24 to be positioned upon the display means asdetailed in Figure 3. The flufling material supports the garment 24 andoutwardly extends the garment to fluff up such garment simulating awearers contours.

The entire display means, as described, is positioned within garment 24and attached to that garment by any well known means for supporting thegarment display means with respect to the garment 24 to be displayed,such supporting means is herein exemplified by cord attached safety pins25. Pins 25 are fastened by their cords to each of the opposing sides 18of the joined pair of body members 10, 11. Each of pins 25 is preferablyflexibly mounted and should have suificient length extension so as topermit fastening of the pins 25 to garment 24 about 1 inch above thewaistline of the garment. Being so fastened to the garment, the totaldevice 10, 11 and 23 is supported by the garment and has its wastline 15substantially in alignment with the waistline of the garment. Thegarment may then be supported upon a hanger 27, as shown in Figure 3,and the entire garment with the display means is carried by theshoulders of the garment 24. The display device, being supported solelyby the garment itself, is completely independent of the hanger. Thehanger can be removed, the garment with the display means attached canbe stored independently of the hanger. For future display, the garmentis merely removed from storage and again suspended by its shoulders fromany available hanger. The display means afiixed to the garment itselfeffects the desired fiuffing out of the garment to simulate the contoursof a wearer. No further adjustment or readjustment after initialinstallation of the display means with respect to the garment isnecessary upon subsequent display of the garment. The inventiontherefore materially simplifies the problem of displaying, handling,packing and redisplaying garment samples independently of the hangersused.

The embodiments illustrated and described may be changed and modified aswill be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from thespirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Means for displaying garments which means is adapted to be carried bysaid garments, comprising a pair of planar body members having sides,each member having a waist supporting part, therebelow a skirtsupporting part and therebetween a waistline, said members beingcomplementarily positioned adjoining each other, fastener means forjoining together the sides of said body members, flufiing material forsupporting and outwardly extending a garment supported thereon, saidbody members defining therebetween and intermediate said sides areceiving opening for receiving and supporting said fluffing material,said receiving opening communicating through the extremities of saidbody members perpendioularly to the waistline, and means for supportingthe garment display means with respect to the garment to be displayedthereon.

2. Means for displaying garments which means is adapted to be carried bysaid garments, comprising a pair of planar body members having sides,each member having a waist supporting part, therebelow a skirtsupporting part and therebetween a waistline, said members beingcomplementarily positioned adjoining each other, fastener means forjoining together the sides of said body members, fiuffing material forsupporting and outwardly extending a garment to be supported thereon,said body members defining therebetween andintermdiate said sides areceiving opening for receiving and supporting said fiufiing material,said receiving opening communicating through the extremities of saidbody' in'embers perpendicu larly to the waistline, means for supportingthe garment display means with respect to the garment 'to be displayedthereon, and said supporting means being aflixed to said body membersadjacent said' waistline.

3. Means for displaying garments which means is adapted to the becarried by said garments, comprising a pair of planar body membershaving sides, each memher having a waist supporting part, therebelow askirt supporting part and therebetween' a waistline, 'said members beingcomplementarily positioned "adjoining each other, fastener means forjoining together the sides of said body members, fiufiing material forsupporting and outwardly extending a garment to be supported thereon,said body members defining therebetween and intermediate said sides areceiving opening for 'r'eceivingand'suppo rt ing said fluffingmaterial, said receiving opening communicating through the extremitiesof said body members perpendicularly to the waistline, a pair offlexibly mounted safety pins attached one to each of the sides of saidbody members for supporting the garment display means with respect tothe garment to be displayed thereon, each of said pins being afiixed tosaid body members adjacent said wastline and attached about one inchabove the waistline and to the garment to be displayed thereupon.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,478,107 Kahn Aug. 2, 1949 2,719,656 Cromartie Oct. 4, 1955 2,805,803Wallis s 10, 1957

